strange day

it's 7pm, and i'm sitting in the park in herzeliya waiting for a surprise (for me) farewell for a guy i used to serve with. it didn't take me very long to get here, and it's quite peaceful and pretty.

the ride here afforded me some more time to work on ideas for a book i went to bed fantasizing about; or at least i fantasized about an element of it, then woke up this morning to the realization that i have a relevant, interesting backdrop for a sci-fi book that could really work. it's very exciting!

i was mostly useless yesterday, except for some work that i realized needed doing urgently. the treat for finishing that was heading off with pg to finally see the dark knight rises:
1. a bit too heavy on the americana
2. bane's voice was redone, so we didn't have too much of an issue with understanding him (i'm still glad there were subtitles, though)
3. i really, really enjoyed it

i began today with a meeting, stopped for a veggie burger at wolfnights because the music was fantastic (80s hits), and then hit the cinemateque for a screening of ruby sparks - what a great film! and how weird to sit in a theatre in the middle of the day with two other people, ignoring urgent work calls and thinking of how fortunate i am that i can have this little break after all the crazy stuff i've been up to and before the life-changing storm that's about to hit.

it's almost like i'm on summer vacation ^_^